European Exploration and Colonization

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Sophia Baylis
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who did Columbus encounter in the Bahamas?
the Portuguese
the Taínos
the Aztec
the Inca
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How was this object used?
It was used to determine direction with a magnetic pointer.
It was used to predict weather conditions by measuring air pressure.
It was used to determine position by measuring the sun, moon, and stars.
It was used to determine speed by measuring the distance between knots in a rope.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was Prince Henry of Portugal called Henry the Navigator?
He invented the astrolabe and the compass.
He was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa
He made the most accurate maps of Europe, Africa, and Asia of the time.
He supported education and developments and got money for exploration.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which country developed this type of ship?
Spain
France
Portugal
Great Britain
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who explored the coast of East Africa?
King John I
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Henry the Navigator
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the map, what did Dias do after passing the Cape of Good Hope?
He became the first person to sail from Portugal to Asia.
He continued along the east coast of Africa
He set up a trading post in Madagascar.
He turned around and went back west
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“The wealth that we enjoy in this our Europe and elsewhere, such as gold, jewels, pearls, and other riches, they hold as nothing; and although they have them in their own lands, they do not labour [work] to obtain them, nor do they value them.”
Who is Vespucci referring to in the excerpt?
the Catholic Church
the crew of his ships
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Indigenous peoples he encountered
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